2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

If no ve hicle is de te cted in th e adjacent lane and
a lane ch ange is permit te d, th e st eering wheel
symbol and th e ar row are shown in green 2 .
The /DQH &KDQJH WR WKH /HIW message appears,
fo r ex ample. If Ac tive Lane Change Assi st is acti‐
va te d with th e turn signal indicator but a lane
ch ange is not immediately possible, th e st eering
wheel symbol re mains green and th e ar ro w
appears gr ay 1 . When th e lane ch ange suppo rt
st arts, th e turn signal indicator is automatically
activated. If a lane ch ange is not possible within
th e defined length of time, th e ar row fa des out
and a new lane ch ange must be initiated. An
immediate lane ch ange is on ly possible on free‐
wa y section s without speed limits . If th e sy st em is impaired, Ac tive Lane Change
Assi st may be canceled. If it is canceled th e
/DQH &KDQJH &DQFHOHG message appears in th e
multifunction display and a wa rn ing to ne sounds.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident from ch ang‐
ing lane to an occupied adjacent lane
Lane Chan ge Assi st cannot al wa ys de te ct
clear ly if th e adjacent lane is free.
The lane ch ange might be initiated although
th e adjacent lane is not free.

ve hicle is decelerated in st ages to a st andstill. At
speeds below 40 mp h (6 0 km/h) th e hazard
wa rn ing lights switch on automaticall y.
When st ationary:R
The ve hicle is secured with th e electric park‐
ing brake. R
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is ended.R
The ve hicle is unloc ke d.R
If possible, an emer ge ncy call is placed to
th e Mercedes-Benz emer ge ncy call center.
The driver can cancel th e deceleration at any
time by per fo rm ing one of th e fo llowing actions:R
St eeringR
Depressing th e brake or accelera to r pedalR
Pressing a st eering wheel button or operat‐
ing To uch ControlR
Ac tivating or deacti va ting Ac tive Dis ta nce
Assi st DISTRONIC Ac tive Di st ance Assist DI STRO NIC displa ys in
th e instrument clus te r
The assis ta nce graphic and th e st atus display
show th e st atus of th e fo llowing functions in th e
instrument clus te r. R
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONICR
Ro ute-based speed adjustment R
Ac tive St eering Assist
Assistance gr aphic
1
Ro ute-based speed adjustment (type of
ro ute eve nt)
2
Ve hicle ahead 3
Dis ta nce indica to r4
Set specified di st ance5
Own ve hicle208
Driving and parking

Ac tive Di st ance Assist DI STRO NIC st atus dis‐
play and ro ute-based speed adjustment
1
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC selected,
set speci fi ed dis ta nce
2
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC deacti va ‐
te d, speed st ored 3
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC acti ve ,
speed st ored, no ve hicle de te cted (gr ay ve hi‐
cle symbol) 4
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC acti ve ,
speed st ored, ve hicle de te cted (green ve hi‐
cle symbol) 5
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC and ro ute-
based speed adjustment active, speed
st ored

Information on Hill St art Assist
Hill St art Assist holds th e ve hicle fo r a short
time when pulling aw ay on a hill under th e fo l‐
lowing conditions: R
The transmission is in position [ or ^ .R
The elect ri c pa rk ing brake is re leased.
This gives yo u enough time to mo ve yo ur fo ot
from th e brake pedal to th e accelera to r pedal
and depress it before th e ve hicle begins to ro ll.
q
WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
caused by th e ve hicle ro lling aw ay
Af te r a short time, Hill St art Assist no lon ge r
holds th e ve hicle and it can ro ll aw ay .

R
The engine is ru nning or has been au to mati‐
cally switched off by th e ECO st art/ st op
function. R
The electric parking brake is re leased.R
Ac tive Dis ta nce Assi st DISTRONIC is deacti‐
va te d.R
The transmission is in position [ , ^ or \\ .
Ac tivating the HOLD function

Av ailable suspension settings
Drive prog ra mC haracteristics
S
(Sport) R
The suspension tuning is fi rm er.R
The ve hicle is lo we re d by 0.4 in (10 mm) compared to th e normal le ve l.R
When driving at speeds abo ve 75 mp h (120 km/h), th e ve hicle is lo we re d by a fur th er 0.4 in (10 mm).R
The ve hicle is not lo we re d any fur th er if yo u are tr av eling at higher speeds.R
When driving at speeds below 50 mp h (80 km/h), th e ve hicle is ra ised again.
C
(Comfort)
E
(Econo my ) R
The suspension tuning is comfor ta ble.R
The ve hicle is set to th e normal le ve l.R
When driving at speeds abo ve 77 mp h (1 25 km/h), th e ve hicle is lo we re d by 0.4 in (10 mm) compared to th e
normal le ve l.R
When driving at speeds below 50 mp h (80 km/h), th e ve hicle is ra ised again.R
When driving at speeds abo ve 10 0 mp h (160 km/h), th e ve hicle is lo we re d by a fur th er 0.4 in (10 mm).R
When driving at speeds between 75 mp h (120 km/h) and 10 0 mp h (1 60 km/h), th e ve hicle is ra ised again by
0.4 in (10 mm).21 2
Driving and pa rk ing

Setting th e ve hicle le ve l
q
WA RNING Risk of accident because
ve hicle le ve l is to o high
If yo u driv e at a higher ve hicle le ve l, th e driv‐
ing ch aracteristics may be impaired due to
th e higher ve hicle center of gr av ity.
The ve hicle may tip ove r more qu ickly on a
bend, fo r ex ample.

The ve hicle is lo we re d again in th e fo llowing sit‐
uations: R
When driving fast er th an 75 mp h
(120 km/h). R
When driving between 50 mp h (80 km/h)
and 75 mp h (1 20 km/h) fo r app ro xima te ly
th re e minutes.R
Af te r selecting a drive program using th e
DY NA MIC SELECT switch.
The ve hicle is adjus te d to th e height of th e last
active drive prog ra m.
Lo weri ng th e ve hicle